NEWSLETTER 2018-19 ISSUE 31

 

WORKOUT CHANGES

May 2-10 No Senior Bronze/Blue workouts at WSRC due to pool closure for maintenance

May 2, 3, 6, 7 and 9 Senior Bronze/Blue workouts will be at CHOCC 3:30 – 4:30 pm.

May 9 - 12 NO workouts at CGAC due to Hollandia Swim Meet (except SrGold/SrSilver NOT swimming Hollandia distance on Thu, who swim from 6:00-7:30am on Thu May 9)

Saturday May 11 Age Group Orange and Development 1 & 2 swimmers not swimming at Hollandia 7:30 - 8:30 am CHOCC

Tentative Summer Schedules are now posted on the LAC website under the "schedule" tab. There are two schedules June 3-30 and July 1-7. There will be a separate schedule for Ohio/Jr Nat/Nat swimmers for July/Aug that will be posted soon.

 

COACHES REPORT​

CONGRATULATIONS to our swimmers who raced at Brock University last weekend. There were many terrific performances - of just over 300 individual swims our swimmers converted 79% of them into new personal bests, there were 15 LAC'ers who achieved 100% personal bests, and an average of 5 NEW PB's FOR EVERY SWIMMER who participated...scratch that, not who participated...who COMPETED! Excellent job everyone! These numbers are particularly noteworthy given just how long a day Sunday was, with some of our swimmers on the pool deck for 8 hours with only a 1 hour break for lunch. This is when we remind everyone that success is less about pure ability and far far more about DUR-ability and RELI-ability. Having the confidence and the stamina and the courage to continue, especially when there are challenges and obstacles in front of you, this is what will see you succeed in swimming and, far more importantly, in life. Special shout-outs to Jacob Seddon, who established a club record in the 11/12 boys 50FR with a time that currently ranks him #1 in Canada, and to Lauren Cavanagh for achieving her first-ever Regional Championship qualifying time.

Lastly, it is with heavy hearts that we bid a very fond farewell and best wishes to Coach Lexi, who has officially graduated from her joint Western-Fanshawe Audio-Visual program and is now in the process of seeking full-time employment in this field from her home in Waterloo. We will all miss Lexi's boundless energy and enthusiasm, and her commitment to the LAC family has been exemplary throughout what has been a very very busy few years for her. THANK YOU Lexi, you will be missed. 

 

SESSION CREDIT REMINDER

If your family was a member of the club last season or you transferred from another club this season then you are responsible for completing session credits this season, please see the session credit section below for details.

 

NORTH COUNTRY FUNDRAISING – BBQ MEAT

Summer BBQ season is upon us and the quality products from North Country are perfect to stock your freezer for summer entertaining. We would like to invite all LAC families to participate in this fundraising effort.

Order Deadline Date: Tuesday May 14 – all order summary forms must be submitted by this date along with payment. We ask that you submit just one payment for your order by cheque (payable to London Aquatic Club) or by Etransfer to [email protected].

Delivery Date: Saturday May 25th at 9:30am in the CGAC parking lot

Here are the 3 documents you will need for this

1. Customer Order Form: Order sheet were customers place their orders CLICK HERE
2. Culinary Guide - Product Information Package: Contains all the product information and ingredients CLICK HERE - Last Chance Product Guide: Contains products that are only available until May 31 CLICK HERE
3. Seller’s Order Form: Summary of all your orders - CLICK HERE -You will need to submit this order form by email to [email protected] or put it in the LAC mailbox at CGAC located just inside the entrance on the wall leading into the administration offices or to Coach Kim at CHOCC.

Any Questions on this fundraiser please contact Mike Buck at [email protected]

 

SWIM CAMP

When: July 2nd-5th,  Approx: 7:30 AM-4:30 PM 

Cost: $150.00

Eligible Swimmers: Swimmers born in 2007 or later (Development - AGS)

Previous Years Activities:

Each day will begin with a practice at Thames Pool and will be followed by the activities listed below:

• Beach Day at the Pinery
• Bowling and Mini-golf at Fleetway
• East Park
• Laserquest 

A schedule will be posted in late June. 

Swim Camp is a fantastic team-building week for our youngest competitive swimmers! Please e-mail [email protected] if you have any questions. 

 

SWIM A THON

 

THANK YOU TO ALL THE LAC FAMILIES THAT MADE OUR SWIM A THON A SUCCESS THIS SEASON!

Swimmers Attending: 150                                                Money Raised to Date: $12,110

TOP 5 FUNDRAISERS:  Sam Elkami $1,150 - Trodd Family $1015  - Emma Park $500 - Alex Lobo $500 - Esther Lu $480

LAST DAY to register and accept pledges at www.ontarioswimathon.ca/lac - April 30.

 

SWIMMER ACCOUNTS

Any concerns please contact Donna at [email protected].

 

IT’S OFFICIAL!​

Hollandia Spring Invitational – Senior Officials Mostly Filled – This meet starts on May 9 and runs 4 days with a total of 9 single ended sessions. If you were still hoping to work as a senior official at Hollandia or to receive mentorship there then please email Greg Lewis at [email protected] with your requests.  Please put Hollandia in the subject and include the session(s) and the position(s) that you would like to try or learn.  This is another great opportunity to try out what you have learned in the clinics that you have taken.  Just let Greg know that you are new, and he will provide a mentor, if needed.  Minor officials - the sign-ups for minor officials will be posted this week.
Officials Clinics:  I have not heard from anyone regarding the need for more clinics, but I have scheduled the Starter Clinic, as promised, to replace the one cancelled previously.  Sign-ups should appear shortly.  I am still open to doing other clinics, but I need to hear from you that you need them to advance as an official.  I am not offering them at this point in the season for any other reason. 

Officiating Merchandise: I have had a few people express an interest in Swim Canada Rule Books and occasionally I have people ask about name tags.  If you would like to buy a rule book ($10.00) or a name tag ($9.00), please email me and that can be arranged. 

If you have any officiating questions please contact me, Mark Lukings L.A.C. Co-Club Officials Chair at [email protected]

 

UPCOMING MEETS

 

WOSA CHAMPIONSHIPS MAY 31-JUNE 2

The meet is in Windsor, a block of rooms have been set aside for team travel at The Best Western Waterfront Plus Hotel. If you are planning for your swimmer to travel with the team, please indicate this in meet sign-up. While there are no rooms remaining in the block booking, you can contact the hotel to ask about individual room availability.     P: 519-973-4215 | F: 519-973-1600 | [email protected]

 

LAC SESSION CREDITS

Club hosted meets help to reduce membership fees by 20-25% as well as reducing travel costs by attending fewer out-of-town meets. To ensure the Club has sufficient resources to host meets, most LAC swim families are required to work a minimum of 22 sessions* during club hosted meets (please see below for exceptions). These sessions may be worked through officiating or working at the club’s food canteen, awards or other positions. Any unfulfilled session credits will be billed at a rate of $40.00 per session to the swim family’s Swimmer Account at the end of the season. If a swimmer leaves the club after March 1^st then the prorated unworked session credits will be billed to their final statement. Please note that this is not meant to be a “fundraiser” but rather an incentive to participate in the running of home meets. Swim families may receive up to 5 donated session credits from another club family to complete their credits, however any more than the 5 donated session credits must be approved by the board. Session commitments are waived for first year swim families with no prior competitive swim club affiliation, as well as for introductory and post-secondary students training full time with the club and for varsity swimmers, although assistance during swim meets from these groups is greatly appreciated.  First year families ARE required to fulfill the LAC orientation program. This includes participating in an Introductory to Swimming clinic during the swim season and a follow up “on-deck” mentoring session.

*** Families of Development swimmers who are not in their first year of competitive swimming who do not have a swimmer in another level are required to fulfill only 11 of the assigned session credits.***

*The number of session credits will be reviewed by the board in the fall upon club enrollment and may be subject to change.

The Session Credit Policies are posted under the “Parent Info" tab On the LAC website.

 

LAC EQUIPMENT

Instructions for ordering swim equipment can be found on the LAC website under “Swimmer Equipment” tab. Also found on the website is the TAS shark card, you will need this card when purchasing Team Aquatic Supplies merchandise at swim meets or in their stores. Equipment requirements for each group are also listed.

If you have any equipment questions please contact [email protected]